As Nitish Kumar returns as the chief minister of the state with India’s poorest people, his game plan should be clear: Press on with policies that offer educational opportunities and further economic progress, especially jobs, wealth creation and infrastructure.

That appear to be the message emerging from an IndiaSpend analysis, which identifies three politically powerful administrative divisions–Patna, Tirhut and Darbhanga–being critical to the triumph of the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in the recently concluded assembly elections.